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1 Samuel

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So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
So David David Noun H1732 דָוִ֨ד da·vid
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and Abishai Abishai Noun H52 וַאֲבִישַׁ֥י va·'a·vi·shai
came abide Verb H935 וַיָּבֹא֩ vai·ya·vo
to the people folk Noun H5971 הָעָם֮ ha·'am
by night night Noun H3915 לַיְלָה֒ lay·lah
and behold behold Particle H2009 וְהִנֵּ֣ה ve·hin·neh
and behold Saul Saul Noun H7586 שָׁא֗וּל sha·'ul
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lay cast down Verb H7901 שֹׁכֵ֤ב sho·chev
sleeping asleep Adjective H3463 יָשֵׁן֙ ya·shen
within the trench going Noun H4570 בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל bam·ma'·gal,
and his spear javelin Noun H2595 וַחֲנִיתֹ֥ו va·cha·ni·tov
stuck bruised Verb H4600 מְעוּכָֽה־ me·'u·chah-
in the ground common Noun H776 בָאָ֖רֶץ va·'a·retz
but Abner Abner Noun H74 וְאַבְנֵ֣ר ve·'av·ner
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and the people folk Noun H5971 וְהָעָ֔ם ve·ha·'am,
lay cast down Verb H7901 שֹׁכְבִ֖ים sho·che·vim

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Abner

|my father is a lamp,| an Israelite Abner [N] [H] [S] father of light; i.e., "enlightening", the son of Ner and uncle of Saul. He was commander-in-chief of Saul's army ( 1 Samuel 14:50 ;  17:55 ;  20:25 ). He first introduced David to the court of Saul after the victory over Goliath ( 1 Samuel 17:57 ). After the death of Saul, David was made king over Judah, and rei... View Details

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

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King James Bible So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
Hebrew Greek English So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, night, and behold, Saul lay sleeping within inside the trench, and circle of the camp with his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but head; and Abner and the people lay round about were lying around him.
New American Standard Bible 1995 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, night, and behold, Saul lay sleeping within inside the trench, and circle of the camp with his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but head; and Abner and the people lay round about were lying around him.